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Oostegites

Flattened plates arising from inner proximal margin of coxa of certain pereopods. [Holdich and Jones, 1983]
Inner medially directed lamella arising from coxa of pereipod in females participating in formation of mid-ventral marsupium. [Moore and McCormick, 1969]
Inwardly directed plates of the leg coxae that form a brood pouch or marsupium. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]
Lamellar lobes of cuticle extending medially from the coxa of an adult female isopod. They may be Seen in two forms: developing oostegites are small fat lobes that do not cross the ventral midline; oostegites of the brooding female are broad, long lamellae that overlap on the ventral midline, forming a marsupium for the developing embryos. [Wilson, 1989]
Unique, thinly flattened thoracic coxal endites that form a ventral brood pouch in all peracarids except thermosbaenaceans. [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]
(Taxon-specific: Order Cumacea) In female, one in a series of flattened plates projecting from basal segments (coxae) of last maxilliped pair and first three pereopod pairs. Overlap to form brood chamber. (See also rudimentary oostegite).
(syn. brood plate) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Tanaidacea) In female, one in a series of flattened plates projecting from basal segments (coxae) of second through fifth pereo-pods. Overlap to form marsupium or ovisac. [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Superorder Peracarida) Inner, medially directed lamella arising from coxa of pereopod in female, part of midventral marsupium. [McLaughlin, 1980]
(Taxon-specific: Order Amphipoda) In female, one in a series of flattened plates projecting from basal segments (coxae) of second through fifth pereopod pairs. Overlapping or interlocking to form brood chamber (marsupium). (pentagonal, rectangular, subrectangular).
(syn. brood plate) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) On female, one in a series of flattened plates typically projecting from basal segments (coxae) of second through fifth or sixth pereopods. Overlap to form brood chamber (marsupium).
(syn. brood plate) [Stachowitsch, 1992]
(Taxon-specific: Order Isopoda) Thin ventromedial plates, born on coxae of some pereopods in female peracarids forming the marsupium, or broodpouch. [Wetzer et al. 1997]
(Taxon-specific: Order Mysida) In female, one of two, three, or seven pairs of flattened plates projecting from bases of thoracopods. Overlap to form brood chamber (marsupium).
(syn. brood plate) [Stachowitsch, 1992]